Faculty Events & Workshops
The Centre for Community Partnerships (CCP) hosts a variety of faculty programs and events that bring together instructors who teach, or are interested in teaching, community-engaged learning (CEL) courses. In partnership with the Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS), the CCP also offers programs and events for faculty involved in community-engaged research (CER). The CCP also partnered with the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation for the 2024 Teaching and Learning Symposium What is a Classroom.
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Join us for our three-part CEL Course Development Workshops Series virtually this Fall, and in Winter. The workshops can be stand alone or completed as a series. Note: These will be participatory workshops where attendees will be invited to do some free-writing and some breakout group discussions.
Course Development Workshop 1: Fundamentals of CEL
In this workshop, best suited to instructors who are new to CEL, we focus on the fundamentals of community-engaged learning (CEL) pedagogy and practice. The workshop will:
- introduce you to what CEL is and how it is defined, why you might want to use a CEL pedagogy, and some models and examples for CEL courses;
- give you space and time to think through some foundational questions as you begin designing your own CEL course.
Course Development Workshop 2: Designing a Successful CEL Course
In this second workshop we focus on the three ‘Ps’ of CEL course development: pedagogy, partnerships and student preparation. Focusing on the three ‘Ps’, the workshop will: 1) provide you with some practical strategies for designing and running a CEL course and 2) provide you space and time to work on a syllabus you are designing or redesigning for a CEL course.
Course Development Workshop 3: Designing a Successful CEL Course
In this third workshop of the CEL course development workshop series, we focus on working respectfully and equitably with partners from community, grassroots, nonprofit, or public organizations. The workshop will provide practical strategies for, and space and time to discuss and reflect on, stewarding partnerships in respectful and reciprocal ways.
Other opportunities to explore CEL/R pedagogies and practices in partnership with other university research and teaching support offices
Community-Engaged Research Faculty Discussion Club Series, hosted by the Centre for Research Innovation and Support in collaboration with the Centre for Community Partnerships
The Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) and Centre for Community Partnerships invite you to join us for the next session in the Community Engaged Research Discussion Club. This series is for researchers with an interest in deepening their theoretical and practical understanding of community engaged research to connect with, and learn together from, colleagues from across the tri-campus in order to strengthen both societal and scholarly impact.
The theme for the Fall 2024 re-launch of the series will build off the previous year’s theme, “Initiating and Building the Relationship,” and will focus on common challenges novice and experienced community engaged researchers may encounter as they continue to develop their research relationships.
Community Engaged Research Discussion Club: Meaningfully Engaging Peer Researchers
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: Online (Zoom)
Guest Presenters:
- Lori E. Ross, Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
- Lucy Costa, Deputy Executive Director, The Empowerment Council: Systemic Advocates in Mental Health & Addiction
This session will focus on the topic: meaningfully engaging peer researchers. Through a case presentation, university and community presenters will reflect on:
- Strategies to substantively support the meaningful engagement of peer researchers in the academy.
- Potential challenges community engaged researchers may need to consider when engaging peer researchers.
- The impact of engaging peer researchers on the research process, outcomes, and those involved.
- Lessons learned and key takeaways from different perspectives.
Following the presentation, session participants will explore a featured case study in small groups before closing with final reflections.
Opportunities for faculty across the university to learn and discuss anti-oppressive approaches to community-engaged learning and research (CEL/R)
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